📍 820 Bennett St, Jackson, Jackson County, 49202
JPS Montessori Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Jackson County. The school has 139 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
JPS Montessori Center enrolls 139 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 24% Black or African American and 24% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 62 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 5.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 139 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
JPS Montessori Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 16, state house district 64.
JPS Montessori Center is one of 13 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Michigan. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 139 students, JPS Montessori Center is smaller than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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